SR1356 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR1356 LRB101 22017 ECR 73037 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Darrell Dean Kehl of Normal, who passed away on August 10, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was born to Thomas Dean and Marjorie Eloise Blimling Kehl in Jacksonville on January 24, 1941; he was a 1959 graduate of Normal Community High School and a 1963 alumnus of Illinois State University; he married Karen L. Rees on August 27, 1966; and

WHEREAS, in 1969, Darrell Kehl began working at State Farm as an electronic data processing specialist; he held several data processing jobs before becoming a manager of general services in 1974; he was named executive assistant in the president's office in 1983; he relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska as a deputy regional vice president in 1985; he returned to Bloomington in 1987 to hold the position of vice president systems and retired in 2002 after 33 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was an active member of the Lexington First United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was extremely passionate about fast-pitch softball; he played the game for over 20 years with Silver Leaf 4-H, Laesch Dairy, GMC Trucks, Ebach Reality, and the Bloomington Hearts; in 1988, he was elected into the Illinois Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was a lifetime Los Angeles Dodgers and Green Bay Packers fan; he enjoyed his morning trips for coffee at Green Gables, Wednesday dinners at Kick's, and an occasional ice-cold Stag with friends; he was an avid Redbirds fan and received the Joseph F. Warner Golden Redbird Award with his wife Karen in 2014; he loved his family and his friends dearly; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Francis (Buck) and Eva Rees; and his brother-in-law, Daniel Koons; and

WHEREAS, Darrell Kehl is survived by his wife; his daughter, Jami (Greg) Head; his granddaughters, Falyn Schweitzer and Avery Head; his sister, Darlene Evans; his sister-in-law, Kathy Koons; his five nieces; and his three nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Darrell Kehl and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Darrell Kehl as an expression of our deepest sympathy.